The spear is a long weapon. It is called Thirteen-movement spear because it has thirteen techniques. Thrust, raise with straight arm, cut , and chop are used again and again in actual combat . Shaolin monks have won great reputation with this kind of spear by defeating Xiao Liang Wang in the past. The techniques, which are blocking, thrusting, clouding, wrapping, pointing, and parrying can be used frequently.